Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:35:31 -0400 From: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> To: FreeBSD Advocacy <advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BSD, .Net comments - any reponse to this reasoning? Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010630172621.017bfb18@threespace.com> In-Reply-To: <20010630174743.A85268@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Sounds like somebody with a strong opinion came up with some "arguments" to support that opinion. First off, only time will tell who's licence is right, if anyone's. Frankly I think they're suitable for different purposes. Much as the author claims that BSD-license users believe that everyone plays fair and square, it sounds to me that this author believes everyone is out to screw him first chance they get. Both of those positions are extreme, and I don't think they really cover most of the GPL/Linux *or* BSD users. I can appreciate a developer wanting to maintain control of his homegrown project, his "baby" if you will. But I can also appreciate one who says "I did it and now I've done all that I care to with it, here you go" before turning it over and moving on to his next project. Some people truly don't care to try to regulate the morality of others using their code. But most importantly, what tends to get lost among all this rabble-rousing (and that's really all it is) is the fact that the end user typically doesn't give a rot about what license is used as long as the software does what he needs. The developers and even the corporations are a very small percentage of the user base, and you can be sure that if your product doesn't meet the needs of the users, it won't get used no matter how "free" it claims to be. Openness doesn't win. Marketing wins. Especially when it's coupled with a product that's excellent or even "good enough." --Chip Morton At 12:47 PM 6/30/2001, you wrote: >I'm curious to get some thoughts on this. Just when i am convinced BSD is >doing great, i get concerned by material like this. Is this just FUD? > >It seems the GPL became relevant more than ever with the advent of an >everyman's Unix in the face of a dominant, evil software empire. A radical >solution for an overwhelming problem. It is being contended that the BSD >license is too altruistic, ignoring market motivations and expecting the >best when we have seen that most companies do not operate that way. > >Please, someone give me some sound reasoning that can clear the air of this >FUD. > > > >Jonathon >-- >Microsoft complaining about the source license used by >Linux is like the event horizon calling the kettle black. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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